English Literature Mcqs

A. Dalila pays Samson’s ransom from prison.
B. Dalila refuses to pay Samson’s ransom in prison.
C. Never records Dalila’s visit to Samson in prison.
D. Never records Dalila’s cutting of Samson’s hair.

A. both statements end up happening that day.
B. both statements end up not happening that day.
C. Samson is echoing the older prediction of the prophet Enoch.
D. both statements will later be fulfilled by Christ.

The first sonnet form invented was the
A. Spenserian
B. Shakespearean
C. Wordsworthian
D. Petrarchan

A. history play
B. tragedy
C. comedy
D. Morality Play

A. In “Samson,” Samson is blind, but he is not in “Judges.”
B. In “Samson,” Manoa is Samson’s father, but he is not in “Judges.”
C. In “Samson,” Samson is married to Dalila, but he is not in “Judges.”
D. In “Samson,” Dalila cuts Samson’s hair, but she does not in “Judges.”

A. Invocation of a muse
B. A cry of lament
C. Prayer to the Sun
D. A and B

A. A quest for knowledge of the self
B. A quest for knowledge of other countries
C. A quest for knowledge of the future
D. A quest for Forbidden Knowledge

A. The Son
B. Raphael
C. Michael
D. Adam

A. Medieval Mystery Plays
B. Greek Epic
C. Greek Drama
D. French Chanson de Gestes

A. Bath
B. Paris
C. London
D. Nottingham